‘Watching a Slow Motion Disaster’
It’s not just young people or those in the developing world who are concerned. Older activists both inside the conference center and outside the wire fence showed up to voice their displeasure with the status quo.
“It’s a bit like watching a slow motion disaster unfolding in front of me,” said Godfrey, an Extinction Rebellion activist who only wanted to give his first name. “I feel powerless to do anything about it. The best thing I felt I could do is just to be here.
“What I’m going to do next is more of the same: Protesting, writing to representatives, taking direct action where I can, and hoping that the politicians and the representatives finally begin to take notice of what the scientists are saying. That’s the critical thing. We need them to be understanding that. That’s the lesson.”
